Speaker Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 220 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
mon distancebetweenthe front andsurround If repositioningof the speakersis not possible, Toadjustthe Night mode settingfor an input
speakers that may causethe arrivalof front- adjustthe centerdelaytime,adding one milli- from the menu,makecertainthat the • cursor
channelsoundsto becomedisconnected from secondof centerchanneldelayfor everyfoot is on the NIGHT line of the SURROUND
surround-channel s ounds, closerto the listeningpositionthe center SE T U P menu.Next,pressthe ,/• Buttons
speakeris than the front speakers. F orexample, _ _ to chooseamongthe following
Toresynchronize the front and surroundchan- if the front left and front right speakers are settings,as they appearin the on-screen
nels,follow thesesteps: each 10 feetfrom the listeningpositionand the display:
centerchannelspeakeris 8 feet away,the delay
1. Measure the distancefrom the listening is figured as 10-8=2, suggesting an optima OFF: When OFF is highlighted,the Night
positionto the front speakers, centerdelayof 2 milliseconds, mode will not function.
2. Measure the distancefrom the listening Toset the delaytime for a specificinput, MID: When MID is highlighted,a mild com-
positionto the surrouncspeakers, continuewithin the SURROUND SETUP pressionwill be applied.
(Figure4) menu.rf the systemis not alreadyat
3. Subtract t he distance to the surroundspeak- that point, pressthe OSDButton _ to bring
ersfrom the distanceto the front speakers, up the MASTER MENU; pressthe T
Button qi_ and then the Set Button (i_ to
a.When settingthe delay time for the .......... SU RR 0 U ND SE T U P menu,
DolbyDigitalsurroundmodes,the opti-
mal delaytime is the resultof that sub-
traction.Forexam31e, i f the front speak-
ers areten feet awayand the surrounc
speakers are five feet away,the optima
delaytime is figured as 10-5=5.Thus, in
this example, t he delaytime for Dolby
Digitalshould 3e setat five milliseconds.
3.When settingthe delaytime for the
ProLogic II mode,take the resultof the
subtractionand add 15 to obtain the
optimal delaytime. :or example, i f the
front speakers are ten feet awayandthe
and then pressthe • Button _ once.
................................ the • cur-
sor will stop at the CENTER DELAY line.
Inthat case,pressthe 41/• Buttons _
until the numbercalculatedusingthe formula
shown aboveappearsinthe display.When the
CE NT ER D EL AY isentered,pressthe v
Button _ onceto moveto the next line.
Whenthe CENTER
DELAY
is set,orifthe
DolbyProLogicII mode is selected,the • cur-
sor will beat the SURR DELAY line so that
the delayfor the surroundspeakersmay be set.
surroundspeakers are five feet away, Press the _/• Buttons _ _ until the
the optimaldelay time is figured as number calculatecusing the formula shown
10-5+15=20. Thus,in this example, t he aboveappearsin the display. W hen the delay
ProLogicdelay shouldbe set at twenty settingsarecomplete,pressthe • Button
milliseconds, onceto moveto the next line.
MAX:When MAX is highlighted,a more
severecompression algorithm will be applied.
We recommend that you selectthe MIDsetting
as a starting point andchangeto the MAX
setting later,if desired.
Notethat the Night mode may be adjusted
directlyanytime that a DolbyDigitalsourceis
playingby pressingthe Night Button qiD.
Whenthe button is pressed, t he phrase
D- RANGE will appearin the lower third of
the video screenand in the Main Information
Display 11::',1 Press the A/• Buttons I[_
within threeseconds to selectthe desired
setting
When all settingsfor the surroundsetuphave
been made,pressthe A/• Buttons_
so that the • cursoris next to R ET UR N T O
ME NU, and pressthe Set Button _ to
return to the main menu.
NOTE:The DTS,Logic7, HallandTheater Notethat the delaysettingsmay also be
modesusea fixed, nonadjustable delay time. adjustedat any time when the DolbyDigital or
DolbyProLogicII modesare in use by pressing
TheDolbyDigital modealso includesa separate the Delay Button on the front panel[] or
settingfor the centerchanneldelay mode,since remote _), followed by a pressof the Set
the discretenatureof thesesignalsmakesthe Button _ li_t. Next,pressthe A/•
locationof the centerchannelspeakermore Buttons li_)qi_l on the remoteor the
critical.Tocalculatethe delayfor the center Selector Buttons [] on the front panel until
channel,measurethe distancefrom the pre- the desiredfigure appearsinthe Main
ferred listeningpositionin the centerof the Information Display [C4I.
roomto boththe centerchannelspeakerand
either the left or right speaker. Night Mode Settings
Speaker Setup
This menutells the AVR220 which type of
speakersare in use. T his isimportant a s it
adjuststhe settingsthat determinewhich
speakersreceivelow-frequency(bass)informa-
tion. Foreachof thesesettingsusethe
L A R GE setting if the speakersfor a
particular position aretraditional full-range
loudspeakers that are capableof reproducing
soundsbelow lOOHz.Usethe SMALL set-
ting for smaller,frequency-limitedsatellite
s3eakersthat do not reproducesoundsbelow
f the distances are equal,no further adjustment
is reeuiredand the centerdelayshouldbe set to dynamicrangeand full intelligibilityof a movie
zero.If the distanceto the front speakersis soundtrack, particularlythe dialogue, w hile
greaterthan the distanceto the centerspeaker, reducingthe peaklevel.This prevents abruptly
you maywish to repositionthe speakers by ............................. others,without
mowngthe front left and front right speakers ...................... of a digital source.
closerto the listeningpositionor the center Notethat the _lightmode is only available
speakerfurther awayfrom the listeningposition when specially encodecDolbyDigitalsignals
are played.
lOOHz.Notethat when "small" speakersare
TheNight modeis a featureof DolbyDigital
used,a subwooferis requiredto reproduce ow
that usesspecialprocessing to preserve the
frequencysounds.Remember t hat the "large"
and "small" descriptionsdo not referto the
actual ohysicalsizeof the speakers, 3 ut to their
ability to reproducelow-frequencysounds.
If you are in doubt as to which category
describesyour speakers, c onsultthe specifica-
tions in the speakers' o wner's manual,or ask
your dealer.
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